Heung-Min Son says Spurs told him not to leave for international duty

Son’s early career with Tottenham has been put on hold due to injury, and he has told Fox Sports that Spurs asked him not to leave with South Korea for the current international break.

Son said: “My club didn't want me to make the trip, worried that I would reinjure my foot, but I said I really wanted to go. I've been training all along [during the injury] and I don't think conditioning will be a concern.”

Spurs asked Son to stay at White Hart Lane for the current international break, worried that the winger would suffer a relapse with the injury which has been present since the early weeks he arrived at Spurs.

Having signed in the summer from Bayer Leverkusen, Son made a few early Premier League and Europa League appearances, but then missed all of October through injury.

He made a long-awaited return against Anderlecht last week, registering an assist for Mousa Dembele’s winning goal in a 31 minute appearance.

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